Sarah Martha (Norvell) Robertson (1739 - 1812)

Born 9 Sep 1739 in Hanover Parish, Richmond, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Jeffrey Robertson III — married 1757 in Henrico, Virginia

Descendants

Died 7 Sep 1812 at age 72 in Cumberland, Virginia, United States

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Biography

SARAH NORVELL, b. 9 Sept. 1730, Hanover Co., VA., (created on November 26, 1719, from the area of New Kent County called St. Paul's Parish.) d. 7 Sept. 1812, Cumberland Co., VA., dau. of George and Sarah Norvell. In 1757 she married JEFFREY ROBERTSON "III", b. 15 Jan. 1737, Henrico Co., VA., d. 2 Feb. 1827, Buckingham Co., VA.;

Sarah's father was vestryman for the Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, VA.

1. RHODA ROBERTSON, b. 30 Sept. 1760, Buckingham Co., VA., d. 12 Oct. 1852, St.Charles, MO.; mar. 22 Sept. 1779, GREGORY GANNAWAY, 8 May 1753, Buckingham Co., VA., d. 25 Aug. 1804, Cripple Creek, VA.
2. JUDITH ROBERTSON, b. 24 Dec. 1763, Buckingham Co., VA d. KY.; mar. 16 Nov. 1780, Cumberland Co., VA., DAVID WINNIFORD Sr., b. ca.1758/63, VA., d. 26 Apr. 1794, Cumberland Co., VA.
3. REV. NORVELL ROBERTSON Sr., b. 22 May 1765, Buckingham Co., VA., d. 16 Sept. 1855, Covington Co., MS.; mar. SARAH DENBY POWELL, b. 7 Feb. 1770, SC, d. 24 Oct. 1842,Covington County MS.
4. JEFFREY NORVELL ROBERTSON, b. Oct. 1770, Cumberland Co., VA., d. 20 Feb. 1824, Cumberland Co., VA. (Ref.: Cumberland Co., VA.; mar. NANCY ANN WEBB, b. ca.1780, VA. Jeffrey's widow married (2) 6 Mar. 1824, Goochland Co., VA., SAMUEL A. TALLEY, a family friend who was executor of Jeffrey's estate. The 2nd marriage took place in Goochland Co., VA. on Oct. 3, 1824.
5. JUDITH ROBERTSON, b. 1763, Buckingham Co., VA., d. KY.; mar. 16 Nov. 1780, Cumberland Co., VA., DAVID WINNIFORD Sr., b. ca.1758/63, VA., d. 26 Apr. 1794 Cumberland Co., VA.

Research of the late Angus P. Robinson

Sources

• William Norvell (1746-1794) of Hanover Co, VA, Page xv. Authors: Lucy Harrison Miller Baber, Sargent Ward Braden, and Jacquelin Ambler; Nicholas Harvey 1992

• Elder Norvell Robertson, Senior, an Autobiography The autobiography of Elder Norvell Robertson, Sr., covers the years 1765-1846, from his birth in Buckingham, Va., through his baptism in Jefferson County, Ga., in 1791, to his ministry in Providence Baptist Church near Hattiesburg, Miss. until 1840. Addenda by his grandson, Elder N.L. Robertson, cover the years 1846-1855. Note by W.P. Chambers gives information about the children of Norvell Robertson, Sr.

• https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LR31-G3K/sarah-ann-norvell-1730-1812